Manager, New Ventures Operations

Manager, New Venture Operations

We believe in the life-changing impact youth sports have on and off the field because they encourage leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence—important life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches, parents, and volunteers, organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community, we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.

So if you love sports and their community-building potential, or building cool products is your sport, GameChanger is the team for you. We are a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today.

We are looking for a Manager, New Venture Operations to help build and operationalize strategic corporate innovation within GameChanger. You will partner closely with the Head of New Ventures to translate strategy into structured execution, driving cross-functional coordination and operational rigor across Strategy, Product, Engineering, Go-To-Market, Finance, Legal, and CX.

In the near term, you will support the Head of New Ventures — ensuring the right inputs, processes, and communication are in place to support decision-making and business growth. Over time, you will evolve into an independent operator managing workstreams and daily execution as opportunities scale into businesses. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguous, zero-to-one environments and can bring structure without slowing things down.

Operationalize New Ventures Department

• Build structure, processes, and operating rhythms that support new venture strategy and business growth
• Lead cross-functional coordination across Strategy, Product, Engineering, GTM, Finance, Legal, and CX — ensuring alignment and momentum
• Develop and maintain operational documentation (playbooks, FAQs, internal guides) that enable teams to move quickly and consistently

Drive Program and Project Execution

• Lead planning and program management for key initiatives — including timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder accountability
• Track deliverables across workstreams, identify blockers, and step in to unblock and ensure forward progress
• Support the Head of New Ventures in decision-making by gathering inputs, synthesizing information, and ensuring clear follow-through on decisions
• Drive communication and alignment by cascading context, decisions, and updates across teams to reduce silos and increase velocity

Establish Operating Rhythms

• Help define and build reporting to track performance, operational health, and key business metrics
• Contribute to and manage lightweight operating cadences — standups, status updates, trackers, documentation
• Prepare materials for leadership reviews and ensure decisions are captured and actioned

Who You Are

• 4–7+ years of experience in operations, project management, or similar hands-on roles within a fast-moving organization
• Demonstrated experience working across Strategy, Product, Engineering, CX, and Go-To-Market teams, with the ability to influence without direct authority
• Background in consumer tech, SaaS, or sports tech
• Track record of building structure from ambiguity — setting up workstreams, processes, and execution plans in new or undefined environments
• Comfortable operating as an individual contributor initially, with the interest and capability to take on people leadership as the business grows
• Data-oriented, with comfort working with metrics, reporting, and light analysis; experienced building structured datasets from unstructured sources
• Clear, organized written and verbal communicator — able to synthesize complexity and keep multiple teams aligned
• Experience in 0-1 startup or corporate innovation environments
• Experience with Notion or similar knowledge-management tools for process documentation and cross-functional collaboration
• Exposure to corporate or enterprise environments — particularly in navigating structured stakeholder expectations
• Able to travel to our New York City HQ on a monthly basis

Perks:

• Work remotely throughout the US* or from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• Paid volunteer opportunities.
• Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years after your start to make sure you have the latest and greatest technology.
• WFH stipend - $500 annually to make your WFH situation comfortable.
• Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe.
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
• Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans are offered through Vanguard, with an immediate company match.
• Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.
• Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.
• Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Family building benefits offered through Progyny.
• DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.

The target salary range for this position is between $130,000 - $150,000 . This is part of a total compensation package that includes incentive, equity, and benefits for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors including experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We constantly review all teammate pay to ensure a great compensation package that is fair and equal across the board.

* DICK'S Sporting Goods has company-wide practices to monitor and protect the company from significant compliance and monetary implications as it pertains to employer state tax liabilities. Due to said guidelines put in place, we are unable to hire in AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Our Interview Process & AI

We recognize that AI has become a common part of everyday life and professional work, and its use continues to evolve rapidly. Our perspective on AI in the hiring process will evolve as well. At this time, we ask that candidates please refrain from using AI tools during interviews and assessments, as we want to see your authentic self. We will clearly indicate if and when AI use is acceptable in the process. If you have any questions or need accommodations, we're here to help. Thanks for helping us keep the process fair and secure for everyone!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All official recruitment communications from GameChanger will come from an email address ending in @ gc.com or View email address on click.appcast.io. If you receive communication from any other domain, please be cautious, as it is likely fraudulent.